Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls have always been considered one of the natural wonders of the world. There are few higher waterfalls elsewhere, but none equals the grandeur of the waters of the ZambeziRiver as they tear headlong over the 1,700 metres wide expanse down into the chasm 100 metres below.

At the height of the floods, from March to May, more than 5 million litres of water surge over every second. The impact of so much falling water raises clouds of vapour that can be seen more than 30 kilometres away. One can get a panoramic view of the Falls from the Knife Edge footbridge, which spans a narrow ridge of rock between the mainland and an island downstream where you face the falls head-on. The bridge is so close to the falls that raincoats and umbrellas should be taken because of the spray.

Rainbows are created, most spectacularly at night, when the moonlight is caught in the spray. The legendary David Livingstone first saw the awesome glory of the Victoria falls from Zambia.  Tour operators often can arrange for a white-water rafting trip, a helicopter flight-seeing excursion over the falls or -- for the especially adventurous traveler -- a plunge on the world's second-highest bungee jump, off the Victoria FallsBridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Mosi-oa-tunya National Park

 This Park was created to protect both wildlife and one of the greatest natural wonders of the world, the Victoria Falls. The Park is home to sable, eland, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, Impala, warthog, baboon, and monkey. Elephants migrate to the Zambian side from Zimbabwe in the height of the dry season in search of food.